God's Provision

It has been an amazing summer, friends. I’m grateful for God bringing someone into my life with whom I’ve been able to fellowship with in the Lord and get to know on a more personal level. Please pray for me and Jeremy as we discern the Lord’s will for our lives. We thank God for what he has done thus far and rejoice in his goodness to us!

Covenanter History: Darmead

Three great Covenanter ministers held conventicles on this secluded spot on Darmead Muir. Rev. Richard Cameron had returned after being ordained by the Reformation Church in Holland in October 1679, and he preached at a conventicle here, but then lived only 9 months before being killed in the Battle of Airds Moss, 1680. His close friend, Rev. Donald Cargill, had also preached here, but soon after was captured and hanged at the Grassmarket in Edinburgh in 1681. His death inspired the young James Renwick to go into the ministry. In 1683, after returning from his ordination in Holland, Renwick came here to preach his first sermon. He chose as his text, Isaiah 26:20, the last passage on which Cargill had preached. Renwick deliberately picked up where Cargill had left off. #covenanterhistory

Covenanter History: Drumclog

Sunday morning, June 1, 1679 a conventicle at Drumclog was attacked by John Graham of Claverhouse and the King’s troops. The Covenanters were alerted by a gunshot from a lookout on Loudon Hill in the background. The Covenanters took advantage of the swampy landscape and won the battle. #covenanterhistory 

Covenanter History: The Grassmarket

A cross, raised above the pavement, marks the location of the city gallows in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle towers over one end of the street, and the other end is close to Greyfriars Churchyard where there is a mass grave for the Covenanters. A gate leads directly up into the graveyard from the Grassmarket. Magdalene Chapel is nearby where many bodies were “laid out” in preparation for burial. Covenanters were hanged here after the Battle of Rullion Green in 1666 and followed by many others during the Killing Times. The last was Rev. James Renwick in 1688. #covenanterhistory

Covenanter History: Rullion Green

On November 28, 1666, the Covenanters fought an important battle against the dragoons in a pasture on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Rullion Green. The Covenanters had patiently endured growing persecution for many years until an incident sparked a protest march that grew into an army heading to the capitol to formally petition for relief. They were stopped by government soldiers. #covenanterhistory

Thomas Alexander Lee

I’m an aunt 11 times over!!! We are so grateful for the safe arrival of Thomas Alexander on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. God answered so many prayers. Congratulations Nathan & Kathy!!!! I can’t wait to hold the little guy.

Covenanter History: James Renwick

James Renwick was born in February 1662 in Moniaive and killed in February 1688 just 26 years later. He was zealous for the Truth and ministered to the scattered flock of faithful Covenanters across Scotland often at very large outdoor services called conventicles. He organized The Societies and published powerful documents outlining the spiritual and political teaching of the Covenanters. He was captured in Edinburgh and hung, the last public martyr. #covenanterhistory

Covenanter History: Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle, perched on a peninsula once only accessible by drawbridge, was besieged by English soldiers in January 1652 in an attempt to seize the Scottish Regalia, (Crown, Sceptre and Sword of State for Scotland) hidden within. They were successfully smuggled out and preserved to this day. Later in 1685, 167 Covenanter prisoners were held here in a small dungeon. #covenanterhistory